Middle Ages crossword Puzzle

A crossword puzzle moade to requirements by seth kaiser for Mr.Parker

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Across 1. A grant of land from a king to a lord 2. Island nation ruled by Anglo-Saxons 9. A series of conflicts between England and France that last from 1328-1453 12. Type of manufacturing used during the middle-ages that took place in peoples homes 15. Merchants and craftsmen that formed class between nobles and peasants 17. The system of inheritance from father to eldest son. 19. System of government based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty, and service 21. Strongest of medieval popes, greatly increased papal authority 22. Frankish leader who was the first to unite most of Europe. 27. German tribe that ruled England from 450 - 800's 28. War for England's throne between the York and the Lancaster families 31. System that shaped the economy of Europe during the middle ages 32. Practice that allowed people to buy high positions within the church hierarchy 33. European nation ruled by Normans 34. Young girl that helped the French to defeat English and throne King Charles VII 35. group of councilors drawn from the highest ranks of the clergy 36. Spanish king who funded Columbus and forced moors out of Spain 37. A number of attempts made in the middle ages to capture the "holy land" 38. Practice of having middle class citizens meet with Clergy and Nobles to discuss rights 39. A type of architecture popular with craftsmen but dislike by common folk during 1100's

Down 3. Language spoken by peasants and those with little or no education 4. Traveling singers who wrote poems and songs about chivalry 5. People who had religious beliefs differed from that of the church in Europe 6. Merchants who banded together and had sole rights to trade in their towns 7. the type of economy based on the trade of goods and services instead of money 8. System of rules that governed a knight's behavior towards others 10. led a revolt against King Henry III in the 1260's 11. Germanic tribe bases in northwestern France 13. Leader of the Muslims who defeated the Christian crusaders in the third crusade 14. Spanish queen and queen of King Ferdinand of Spain 15. Time period that lasted from 432 A.D. - 1328 A.D. 16. The attempt to bring together faith and reason 18. person who receive a fief 20. The hunting of heretics during the middle ages 23. Charter that protected the liberties of the nobles 24. A disease that swept through Europe spread by rats. 25. The way of life in monasteries during which a monk withdrew from worldly temptations 26. Period of the church during which there were multiple popes- divide politically 29. The kingdoms divide by Anglo-Saxons, ruled by a Sheriff 30. word meaning peasant

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